Super Bowl LI in Vegas<\/a> is New England giving Atlanta three points on the spread. Straight bets at the Westgate SuperBook are currently selling at -155 on the Patriots, and +135 on the Falcons.<\/p>\nYear of Underdog<\/b><\/h2>\n
Super Bowl oddsmakers are hoping 2017 gets off on the same foot that 2016 ended on. Over the past 12 months, Cleveland won its first major professional sports title in 52 years, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 1908, and Leicester City overcame 5,000-1 odds to win the Premier League championship.<\/p>\n
Atlanta’s three major sports franchises, the Falcons, MLB Braves, and NBA Hawks, have one combined title. The Braves\u00a0won the World Series in 1995, but the city hasn’t welcomed a championship parade since.<\/p>\n
Ryan’s high-powered offense is hoping\u00a0to end that drought, but he’ll need to overcome perhaps the best quarterback to ever play the position.<\/p>\n
Betting Against Brady<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Patriots were the preseason Super Bowl favorite in Nevada, and remained the golden child throughout 2016. With\u00a0a record of\u00a016-2, it’s hard to go against New England and legendary coach Bill Belichick.<\/p>\n
Like the oddsmakers, the few who took the Falcons last August are positioned for huge wins\u00a0if Atlanta can pull off the upset.<\/p>\n
Simbal revealed his company took a $5,000 bet on the birds at 40-1 odds. That would give the risk-taker a cool $200,000 should Ryan win his first ring this Sunday.<\/p>\n
Super Bowl LI kicks off at 6:30 pm ET this Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Super Bowl oddsmakers are pulling for the Atlanta Falcons to win the big game over the New England Patriots, as preseason action was limited on the NFC Champions. Sportsbooks in Nevada say wagering on Atlanta prior to the first kickoff of the year was extremely minimal. According to various reports, the dismal Cleveland Browns even […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":44404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,18,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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